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The Inn District (German Innviertel) is an Austrian region southeast of the Inn river, belonging to Upper Austria and bordering Bavaria. The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...


The Inn District belonged to Bavaria until 1777. In consequence of the War of the Bavarian Succession it was ceded to Austria. It returned to Bavaria in 1809 and again was ceded to Austria in 1816. The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The War of the Bavarian Succession was a war that occurred in 1778 and 1779. ...


Towns in the Inn District include Schärding, Ried im Innkreis and Braunau am Inn. Braunau, located on the Inn river and the border to Bavaria, is the place where Adolf Hitler was born. Ried on the map of Austria Ried im Innkreis is a town in the province of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) in Austria with a 2001 population of 11. ... Braunau am Inn is a city in the Innviertel (River Inn area) of Upper Austria (Ober sterreich), the north-western province of Austria. ... The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. ... â–¶ (help· info) (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer (Leader) of Germany from 1934 to his death by suicide. ...


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Rottal-Inn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (174 words)
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Altötting, Mühldorf, Landshut, Dingolfing-Landau and Passau.
The main rivers in the district are the Inn and its tributary, the Rott.
In the upper-left is a panther as the symbol of Eggenfelden, derived from the coat of arms of the Counts of Spanheim, who ruled the area until the 13th century.
Inn District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (102 words)
The Inn District (German Innviertel) is an Austrian region southeast of the Inn river, belonging to Upper Austria and bordering Bavaria.
The Inn District belonged to Bavaria until 1774.
Braunau, located on the Inn river and the border to Bavaria, is the place where Adolf Hitler was born.
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